Australian Institute of Sport
Tennis scholarships ended in 2013
Canberra, Australia
3 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- James Duckworth #73 ATP
- Jason Kubler #564 ATP, came at 17
- Nick Kyrgios #906 ATP, came at 16
Also trained here as adults:
- Christopher O'connell #117 ATP, came at 18
Australia's national high-performance campus in Bruce, Canberra, run by the Australian Sports Commission, with residences, sports science and training venues used across many sports. Its tennis scholarship programme ran from 1981 to 2013 (in Canberra until 1996, then in Melbourne); today the campus has three floodlit courts that groups, clubs and coaches can hire.
3 outdoor hard courts (Plexicushion), floodlit
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 15, 2026.
- Tennis court hire: groups, coaches, clubs and teams, any age. Price on request
- Sports camp stay on campus: sporting teams and groups, any age. Price on request
The facts
- Tennis courts: 3 (outdoor, blue Plexicushion, floodlit)
- AIS tennis programme ended: 2013 (ran from 1981; in Canberra until 1996, then in Melbourne)
- Scholarship players: 245 (on AIS tennis scholarship for 3 months or more, 1981 to 2013)
- Campus: 65 ha (in Bruce, about seven minutes from central Canberra)
- Residents: 400 (places in the AIS Residences, for sporting groups)
- Campus tour: AUD 21.50 (adult ticket 2026, 90 minutes, daily)
- Boarding: Residences for sporting groups only
- School on site: Not mentioned
- From age: No tennis programme since 2013
- Adults: Court hire for clubs, coaches
- Visits: Public campus tours daily
- Campus: One campus in Bruce, Canberra
Where it is
Leverrier Street, Bruce ACT 2617 (AIS campus).
Also in Australia
- Springwood World of Tennis 218 km, Springwood. 1 pro raised, best Ashton McLeod #1311 ATP
- Sydney Private Tennis Academy 235 km, Sydney (Kogarah Bay). 1 pro raised, best Alex De Minaur #8 ATP
- St Joseph's College Hunters Hill 244 km, Hunters Hill. 1 pro raised, best Charlie Pade #1780 ATP
- Voyager Tennis 246 km, Sydney. 1 pro raised, best Aleksandar Vukic #116 ATP
- Kim Warwick Tennis Academy 251 km, Hornsby. 1 pro raised, best Alexei Popyrin #126 ATP
- Mills Park Tennis Centre 254 km, Asquith. 1 pro raised, best Jordan Thompson #539 ATP
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